Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2025 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $69,267
85%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 85%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: birdistheword

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Trashmen's “Surfin’ Bird” storms the British charts for Christmas! (#3 song in the UK right now)

    12/17/2010 8:58:36 AM PST · by a fool in paradise · 40 replies
    Sundazed.com ^ | December 16, 2010 | no byline
    The Trashmen’s immortal rock ‘n’ roll classic “Surfin’ Bird” continues to demonstrate its timeless appeal this holiday season. The beloved 1963 garage-surf anthem is currently at the center of a successful grass-roots campaign in Britain to return the 47-year-old song to the upper reaches of the pop charts. This holiday season, a cadre of British rock ‘n’ roll fanatics—represented by a Facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/birdbirdbirdistheword) that boasts over 620,000 members—has mounted an audacious campaign that has already pushed the song to the Number Three spot on the U.K. charts, alongside the likes of the Black Eyed Peas and Rihanna. The effort,...
  • Holy Bird Droppings

    07/17/2009 9:32:40 AM PDT · by Responsibility2nd · 28 replies · 1,265+ views
    KENS TV ^ | 07/16/2009
    An unexpected image on a pickup truck is attracting dozens to the home of a family in Bryan, Texas. The family believes the bird dropping bears the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Others agree.
  • K-State to bird-tossing fans: Let the chickens be

    02/28/2007 3:55:22 PM PST · by MissouriConservative · 19 replies · 376+ views
    CBS Sportsline ^ | February 28, 2007 | The Associated Press News Service
    MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The chicken toss has been declared off limits at Kansas State. For years, Kansas State students have smuggled live chickens into basketball games against Kansas, then thrown them onto the court and behind the opposing bench before tip-off -- mocking their rival's Jayhawk mascot. But an animal rights group objected to the mistreatment of chickens, and the school issued an open letter to fans this week calling for an end to the practice. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals responded to the latest incident during a game Feb. 19 by sending a letter to university president...